Kurattikkadu is the main part of

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town situated in

Alappuzha district Alappuzha district (), is one of the 14 Districts of Kerala, districts in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kerala. It was formed as Alleppey district on 17 August 1957, the name of the district being changed to ''Alapp ...

in Kerala, India. It is situated on the banks of the Pampa River. Many institutions like Mannar Panchayath Office, Mannar Village Office, Mannar Panchayath Library, National Granthasala, and Village Extension Office are situated in Kurattikkadu.

is situated at only 10 km from

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and

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. Mannar is connected via 4 railway stations (Chengannur, Thiruvalla, Harippad and Mavelikara) at a distance of 10 km each on four sides.

Bronze industry

The place is well known for its bronze industry. Kurattikkadu is known for vessels, lamps, bells and other objects made out of brass, bronze and other metals. There are hundreds of traditional 'ALA'S' in Kurattikkadu. Also there are many small scale manufacturing establishments engaged in this business, employing traditional workers. Craftsmen from this town has created a lot of world class products like ''Worlds biggest Varpu'' displayed at Delhi Museum,'' Worlds biggest Church Lamp'' at Kuravilangad Church, ''Worlds biggest Temple Lamp'' of Chettikulangara Devi Temple,'' Worlds biggest Temple Bell'' at Simla Temple, ''Worlds biggest Church Bell'' at Cathedral Church New Delhi and replica of the famous "Tree of life and Knowledge" lamp are few among them. Mannar boasts the reputation of being second destination in India for these metal products, second only to market leader manufacturing city

Moradabad Moradabad () is an industrial city, commissionerate, and municipal corporation in Moradabad district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is situated on the banks of the Ramganga river, at a distance of from the national capital, New Del ...

Religion

Pattambalam Devi Temple,

Pattambalam Kurattikadu Pattambalam Devi Kshethram or Kurattikadu Pattambalam Devi Temple is a Devi Temple in Mannar, Kerala, India. The main ritual of the temple is the Anpoli Vazhipadu during Anpoli Areeppara, the most important event at the temple, an ...

, Thevarikkal Mahadeva Kshethram, and Mutharamman Kovil are some of the important religious places in Kurattikkadu. The Anpoli,is conducted as part of festival in various temples in

. Among the Anpoli festivals Anpoli Areeppara Mahothsavam of Pattambalam Devi Kshethram is the most famous one, attracting thousands of devotees on 24th of Medam (7 May). Here

Bhadrakali Bhadrakali (IAST: Bhadrakālī; ) is an important goddess, mainly worshiped by Hindus, and is a form of Kali. She is considered to be the auspicious and fortunate form of Adi Shakti or Durga, the supreme mother who protects the good, known ...

are worshipped . The festival at

starts on Medam 10th (23 April) and ends on Medam 25th (8 May). The festival includes several rituals like ''AttilChattam, Changayilottam, Vithideel'' are not found anywhere else in the world. Among these ''AttilChattam'' attracts Muslim devotees, also. To know more about visi
pattambalam
and click on legends. Here the Goddess Bhadrakali is also called as ''Valiya Amma'' which means ''Great Mother''.

Education

The place also has educational institutions like Sree Bhuvaneswari Higher Secondary School managed by Kurattikkadu Pattambalam Devi Temple.

External links

Kurattikkadu Pattambalam Devi Temple

Sree Bhuvaneswari Higher Secondary School

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{{Alappuzha district Villages in Alappuzha district

Bronze industry

Religion

Education

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